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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.04.2007 (43) Date of publication: 28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48 (21) Application number: 06795300.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01J 3/02(2006.01) G01J 3/42(2006.01) G01J 3/10(2006.01) G01J 3/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2006/002275 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/004059 (11.01.2007 Gazette 2007/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 14.03.2005 US 661376 P 08.03.2006 US 371839 (71) Applicant: DATACOLOR HOLDING AG 6002 Luzern (CH)	(72) Inventor: INGLESON, Alan Newbury Berkshire RG14 2NF (GB) (74) Representative: Asquith, Julian Peter  Marks & Clerk, 4220 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South Oxford OX4 2RU Oxford OX4 2RU (GB)